We have an expression in Brazil, and it’s the only way to describe what happened to me. My life turned from water into wine. Five years ago, I was playing in the Várzea just trying to survive, just trying to…

I understand that to some people, I’m a cautionary tale. Whenever a player is thinking about whether he should play in his bowl game or sit out, somebody will always say, “Well, you saw what happened to Jake Butt….”